diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c225e20..57345c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **Configurable backup retention.** Choose how many timestamped store backups
   to keep (default 20) from Settings → "Backups to keep". The count is honoured
   on the next write-triggered backup, with no restart required.
+- **Delete a CLI.** A "Delete CLI" action on the CLI view removes an empty CLI
+  after confirmation. Deletion uses must-be-empty semantics: a CLI with visible
+  (non-trashed) snips can't be deleted until those snips are removed. The CLI's
+  icon asset and any leftover trashed snips are cleaned up with it.
 
 ## [0.1.0-alpha.1] - 2026-05-30
 
diff --git a/src/Snipdeck.App/Services/WindowsShellInteractions.cs b/src/Snipdeck.App/Services/WindowsShellInteractions.cs
index da9d4ce..f9c7ece 100644
--- a/src/Snipdeck.App/Services/WindowsShellInteractions.cs
+++ b/src/Snipdeck.App/Services/WindowsShellInteractions.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ public async Task<bool> ConfirmAsync(string title, string message, string confir
             return result == ContentDialogResult.Primary;
         }
 
+        public async Task NotifyAsync(string title, string message, string buttonText = "OK")
+        {
+            var dialog = new ContentDialog
+            {
+                Title = title,
+                Content = message,
+                CloseButtonText = buttonText,
+                DefaultButton = ContentDialogButton.Close,
+                XamlRoot = GetXamlRoot(),
+            };
+            _ = await dialog.ShowAsync();
+        }
+
         public async Task<SnipEditResult?> EditSnipAsync(Snip snip, IReadOnlyList<Cli> availableClis)
         {
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(snip);
diff --git a/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml b/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml
index b797d94..196ece1 100644
--- a/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml
+++ b/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
                             <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                             <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                             <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                         <TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
                                    Text="{x:Bind Name}"
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@
                                 Content="Edit CLI"
                                 Click="OnEditCliClicked" />
                         <Button Grid.Column="2"
+                                Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                Content="Delete CLI"
+                                Click="OnDeleteCliClicked" />
+                        <Button Grid.Column="3"
                                 Content="New snip"
                                 Click="OnNewSnipClicked"
                                 Style="{ThemeResource AccentButtonStyle}" />
diff --git a/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs b/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
index 7b66bc0..35ce0df 100644
--- a/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Snipdeck.App/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
@@ -62,5 +62,13 @@ private void OnEditCliClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 ViewModel.EditCurrentCliCommand.Execute(null);
             }
         }
+
+        private void OnDeleteCliClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (ViewModel.DeleteCurrentCliCommand.CanExecute(null))
+            {
+                ViewModel.DeleteCurrentCliCommand.Execute(null);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Snipdeck.Core/Abstractions/IShellInteractions.cs b/src/Snipdeck.Core/Abstractions/IShellInteractions.cs
index a34a77f..1087d3a 100644
--- a/src/Snipdeck.Core/Abstractions/IShellInteractions.cs
+++ b/src/Snipdeck.Core/Abstractions/IShellInteractions.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Task<bool> ConfirmAsync(
             string confirmButtonText = "Yes",
             string cancelButtonText = "Cancel");
 
+        Task NotifyAsync(
+            string title,
+            string message,
+            string buttonText = "OK");
+
         Task<SnipEditResult?> EditSnipAsync(Snip snip, IReadOnlyList<Cli> availableClis);
 
         Task<CliEditResult?> EditCliAsync(Cli cli);
diff --git a/src/Snipdeck.Core/Services/IconAssetStorage.cs b/src/Snipdeck.Core/Services/IconAssetStorage.cs
index 82e4134..c27c6b3 100644
--- a/src/Snipdeck.Core/Services/IconAssetStorage.cs
+++ b/src/Snipdeck.Core/Services/IconAssetStorage.cs
@@ -47,9 +47,21 @@ public Task DeleteIconAsync(string relativePath)
 
         public string? ResolveAbsolutePath(string? relativePath)
         {
-            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(relativePath)
-                ? null
-                : Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, relativePath.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar));
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(relativePath))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var combined = Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, relativePath.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar));
+            var full = Path.GetFullPath(combined);
+
+            // The store is untrusted input and this path feeds File.Delete. Reject
+            // anything that escapes the managed icons directory — an absolute path
+            // (Path.Combine silently discards the base for one) or `..` traversal —
+            // so a malformed IconRef can never touch files outside icon storage.
+            var iconsRoot = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, _iconsSubdirectory));
+            var prefix = iconsRoot + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
+            return full.StartsWith(prefix, StringComparison.Ordinal) ? full : null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Snipdeck.Core/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs b/src/Snipdeck.Core/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
index a07faa1..f021406 100644
--- a/src/Snipdeck.Core/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Snipdeck.Core/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
@@ -264,6 +264,55 @@ private async Task EditCurrentCliAsync()
             await SaveAndRefreshAsync().ConfigureAwait(true);
         }
 
+        [RelayCommand]
+        private async Task DeleteCurrentCliAsync()
+        {
+            if (SelectedCliChoice?.Cli is not { } cli)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Must-be-empty semantics: a CLI can only be deleted once its visible
+            // (non-trashed) snips are gone. Trashed snips don't block — they're
+            // already soft-deleted and the user can't see them.
+            var activeSnipCount = _document.Snips.Count(s => s.CliId == cli.Id && !s.IsTrash);
+            if (activeSnipCount > 0)
+            {
+                await _interactions.NotifyAsync(
+                    "Can't delete CLI",
+                    $"“{cli.Name}” still has {activeSnipCount} snip{(activeSnipCount == 1 ? "" : "s")}. " +
+                    "Delete those snips first, then delete the CLI.").ConfigureAwait(true);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var confirmed = await _interactions.ConfirmAsync(
+                "Delete CLI",
+                $"Delete “{cli.Name}”? This can't be undone.",
+                "Delete",
+                "Cancel").ConfigureAwait(true);
+            if (!confirmed)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Remove the CLI and any trashed snips that belonged to it — otherwise
+            // those snips would be orphaned, pointing at a CLI that no longer exists.
+            _ = _document.Snips.RemoveAll(s => s.CliId == cli.Id);
+            _ = _document.Clis.RemoveAll(c => c.Id == cli.Id);
+
+            // Persist the removal first; the deleted CLI is no longer in CliChoices
+            // so SaveAndRefreshAsync falls back to the first choice (Home).
+            await SaveAndRefreshAsync().ConfigureAwait(true);
+
+            // Only after the store is safely persisted do we clean up the icon —
+            // a best-effort side effect. Doing it earlier would risk deleting the
+            // asset while a failed save left the store still referencing it.
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(cli.IconRef))
+            {
+                await _iconStorage.DeleteIconAsync(cli.IconRef).ConfigureAwait(true);
+            }
+        }
+
         partial void OnSelectedCliChoiceChanged(CliChoice? value)
         {
             _suppressShellRefresh = true;
diff --git a/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Services/IconAssetStorageTests.cs b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Services/IconAssetStorageTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c26ee68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Services/IconAssetStorageTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+using Snipdeck.Core.Services;
+
+namespace Snipdeck.Core.Tests.Services
+{
+    public sealed class IconAssetStorageTests : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly string _baseDirectory;
+        private readonly IconAssetStorage _storage;
+
+        public IconAssetStorageTests()
+        {
+            _baseDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "snipdeck-icons-" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(_baseDirectory);
+            _storage = new IconAssetStorage(_baseDirectory);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(_baseDirectory))
+            {
+                Directory.Delete(_baseDirectory, recursive: true);
+            }
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SaveIconAsync_writes_under_icons_and_returns_relative_path()
+        {
+            var id = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+            var relative = await _storage.SaveIconAsync(id, [0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47]);
+
+            Assert.Equal($"icons/{id:N}.png", relative);
+            Assert.True(File.Exists(Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, "icons", $"{id:N}.png")));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteIconAsync_removes_a_contained_icon()
+        {
+            var id = Guid.NewGuid();
+            var relative = await _storage.SaveIconAsync(id, [0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47]);
+            var absolute = Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, "icons", $"{id:N}.png");
+
+            await _storage.DeleteIconAsync(relative);
+
+            Assert.False(File.Exists(absolute));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteIconAsync_ignores_parent_directory_traversal()
+        {
+            // A file outside the icons directory that a malformed IconRef tries to reach.
+            var victim = Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, "important.txt");
+            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(victim, "keep me");
+
+            await _storage.DeleteIconAsync("../important.txt");
+
+            Assert.True(File.Exists(victim));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteIconAsync_ignores_absolute_paths()
+        {
+            var victim = Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, "outside.txt");
+            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(victim, "keep me");
+
+            // Path.Combine(base, absolute) discards base — an unguarded delete would hit this.
+            await _storage.DeleteIconAsync(victim);
+
+            Assert.True(File.Exists(victim));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ResolveAbsolutePath_returns_null_for_escaping_paths()
+        {
+            Assert.Null(_storage.ResolveAbsolutePath("../escape.png"));
+            Assert.Null(_storage.ResolveAbsolutePath(Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, "outside.png")));
+            Assert.Null(_storage.ResolveAbsolutePath(null));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ResolveAbsolutePath_returns_full_path_for_contained_icon()
+        {
+            var resolved = _storage.ResolveAbsolutePath("icons/abc.png");
+
+            Assert.NotNull(resolved);
+            Assert.Equal(Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(_baseDirectory, "icons", "abc.png")), resolved);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeIconAssetStorage.cs b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeIconAssetStorage.cs
index 81930b8..7fed527 100644
--- a/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeIconAssetStorage.cs
+++ b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeIconAssetStorage.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ public sealed class FakeIconAssetStorage : IIconAssetStorage
     {
         public Dictionary<Guid, byte[]> Saved { get; } = [];
 
+        public List<string> Deleted { get; } = [];
+
         public Task<string> SaveIconAsync(Guid cliId, byte[] bytes)
         {
             Saved[cliId] = bytes;
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ public Task<string> SaveIconAsync(Guid cliId, byte[] bytes)
 
         public Task DeleteIconAsync(string relativePath)
         {
+            Deleted.Add(relativePath);
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeShellInteractions.cs b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeShellInteractions.cs
index b329fe0..46bbba9 100644
--- a/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeShellInteractions.cs
+++ b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/Support/FakeShellInteractions.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ public sealed class FakeShellInteractions : IShellInteractions
 
         public string? LastConfirmTitle { get; private set; }
 
+        public string? LastNotifyTitle { get; private set; }
+
+        public string? LastNotifyMessage { get; private set; }
+
+        public int NotifyCount { get; private set; }
+
         public Snip? LastEditedSnip { get; private set; }
 
         public Cli? LastEditedCli { get; private set; }
@@ -32,6 +38,14 @@ public Task<bool> ConfirmAsync(string title, string message, string confirmButto
             return Task.FromResult(NextConfirmResult);
         }
 
+        public Task NotifyAsync(string title, string message, string buttonText = "OK")
+        {
+            LastNotifyTitle = title;
+            LastNotifyMessage = message;
+            NotifyCount++;
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
         public Task<SnipEditResult?> EditSnipAsync(Snip snip, IReadOnlyList<Cli> availableClis)
         {
             LastEditedSnip = snip;
diff --git a/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/ViewModels/ShellViewModelCommandsTests.cs b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/ViewModels/ShellViewModelCommandsTests.cs
index 0cb5fd4..d926771 100644
--- a/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/ViewModels/ShellViewModelCommandsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Snipdeck.Core.Tests/ViewModels/ShellViewModelCommandsTests.cs
@@ -212,6 +212,99 @@ public async Task NewSnip_only_acts_when_a_CLI_is_selected()
             Assert.Equal("New", store.Document.Snips[0].Title);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteCurrentCli_is_blocked_when_the_cli_has_active_snips()
+        {
+            Cli cli = null!;
+            var (vm, store, _, ix, _) = await BuildAsync(d => (cli, _) = SeedOneCliOneSnip(d));
+
+            // Even with confirmation primed, the must-be-empty guard fires first.
+            ix.NextConfirmResult = true;
+            vm.SelectedCliChoice = vm.CliChoices.Single(c => c.Cli?.Id == cli.Id);
+
+            await vm.DeleteCurrentCliCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+            Assert.Single(store.Document.Clis);
+            Assert.Equal(1, ix.NotifyCount);
+            Assert.Equal(0, store.SaveCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteCurrentCli_does_nothing_when_not_confirmed()
+        {
+            Cli cli = null!;
+            var (vm, store, _, ix, _) = await BuildAsync(d =>
+            {
+                cli = new Cli { Name = "empty-app" };
+                d.Clis.Add(cli);
+            });
+
+            ix.NextConfirmResult = false;
+            vm.SelectedCliChoice = vm.CliChoices.Single(c => c.Cli?.Id == cli.Id);
+
+            await vm.DeleteCurrentCliCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+            Assert.Single(store.Document.Clis);
+            Assert.Equal(0, ix.NotifyCount);
+            Assert.Equal(0, store.SaveCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteCurrentCli_removes_cli_and_its_trashed_snips_then_falls_back_to_home()
+        {
+            Cli cli = null!;
+            var (vm, store, _, ix, _) = await BuildAsync(d =>
+            {
+                cli = new Cli { Name = "pl-app" };
+                d.Clis.Add(cli);
+                // A trashed snip must not block deletion, and must be removed with the CLI.
+                d.Snips.Add(new Snip { CliId = cli.Id, Title = "old", CommandTemplate = "x", IsTrash = true });
+            });
+
+            ix.NextConfirmResult = true;
+            vm.SelectedCliChoice = vm.CliChoices.Single(c => c.Cli?.Id == cli.Id);
+
+            await vm.DeleteCurrentCliCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+            Assert.Empty(store.Document.Clis);
+            Assert.Empty(store.Document.Snips);
+            Assert.Equal(1, store.SaveCount);
+            Assert.True(vm.SelectedCliChoice?.IsHome);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteCurrentCli_deletes_the_icon_asset()
+        {
+            var icons = new FakeIconAssetStorage();
+            var cli = new Cli { Name = "pl-app", IconRef = "icons/abc.png" };
+            var doc = new SnipStoreDocument();
+            doc.Clis.Add(cli);
+            var store = new InMemorySnipStore(doc);
+            var ix = new FakeShellInteractions { NextConfirmResult = true };
+            var vm = new ShellViewModel(store, new FakeClipboardService(), new FakeClock(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow), ix, icons);
+            await vm.LoadAsync();
+            vm.SelectedCliChoice = vm.CliChoices.Single(c => c.Cli?.Id == cli.Id);
+
+            await vm.DeleteCurrentCliCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+            Assert.Contains("icons/abc.png", icons.Deleted);
+            Assert.Empty(store.Document.Clis);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeleteCurrentCli_no_ops_on_home()
+        {
+            var (vm, store, _, ix, _) = await BuildAsync(d => d.Clis.Add(new Cli { Name = "pl-app" }));
+
+            // Selection defaults to the Home entry after load.
+            ix.NextConfirmResult = true;
+            await vm.DeleteCurrentCliCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+            Assert.Single(store.Document.Clis);
+            Assert.Equal(0, ix.NotifyCount);
+            Assert.Equal(0, store.SaveCount);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task NewCli_adds_the_cli_and_writes_icon_bytes_when_provided()
         {